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Chapter 273 Xiao Hei: I'm Not Calling Flying on the Grass!
"Master, Master, Luoyang is here!"

On Lion Cong's back, Wan'er poked her head out from behind Li Yan, and Xiao Hei poked her head out from behind Wan'er, looking at the distant city together.

After leaving the cottage, Li Yan hurriedly passed through Tongguan, where there were no obstacles at all, and finally arrived in Luoyang. At this moment, he couldn't help showing his joy: "Yes, this is Luoyang, the 'Eastern Capital'!"

Not only can the situation be dangerous, the rivers and mountains share the same situation, the situation is the best in the world, but also the scenery is beautiful, the soil is fertile, and the climate is moderate. This is Luoyang.

Being so blessed by nature, it is naturally favored by the emperors of all dynasties. In addition, the Yiluo Basin is fertile and rich, and the grain output is considerable. It also provides a certain guarantee for the population to gather here. It is normal to become the ancient capital of the thirteen dynasties.

From Li Yan's perspective, he could just see the boats on the Luoshui, constantly transporting goods from the north and the south into the city.

Luoyang's conditions were already very good. When Yang Guang ordered Luoyang to be built as the eastern capital, and the Grand Canal was dug around it, and money and food from the south of the Yangtze River were imported from the waterway, the city's significance became even greater.

But don't put the credit for the canal on Yang Guang alone. Yang Guang must have made a contribution, but it is really not worth mentioning in the future.

Because many of the channels of the Grand Canal in the Sui and Tang Dynasties were excavated by many dynasties from the Spring and Autumn to the Northern and Southern Dynasties. He mainly ordered the old channels to be dredged and then connected, and he rushed to work until they flew up. The modern canals that have been used for thousands of years are also It was not Yang Guang who dug it, but the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal dug by the Yuan Dynasty.

The Grand Canal excavated by Yang Guang, in the later period of his own management, some sections of the river began to be blocked, and the world was in chaos and no one managed it. Later, it was often repaired in the Tang, Houzhou, and Northern Song Dynasties to make the canal continue to be used.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, the channel of the Grand Canal in the Sui and Tang Dynasties was basically level with the shore, and the common people "built their houses on it". Since then, the canal dug during the Yang Guang period has been considered abolished, and it has been used for about [-] years.

Later, Beijing became the capital city. In order to ensure the food supply, the Yuan Dynasty re-dug the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. The following Ming and Qing Dynasties dredged the canal to ensure its use, and it has been used until modern times.

Throughout the history of China, the benefit of the Grand Canal to the common people is the credit for the construction of water conservancy from generation to generation, and the credit must not be attributed to any one person.

Li Yan thought about the thousands of years of the canal in his mind, while Wan'er was curious: "Master, the famine in the pass has become like that. After we leave the pass, what we see on the road is much better. Does Luoyang have an advantage over Chang'an?"

Li Yandao: "Each has its advantages and disadvantages. Chang'an is to the west and has a higher strategic position, but food is a big problem."

"Luoyang used to be called 'China', and now it is also called "Tianzhong". It faces the vast Central Plains, Jianghuai, and Shandong, and can control the four directions."

"The food pressure here is much less, but if an enemy really attacks, it won't be as easy to defend as Guanzhong..."

Wan'er memorized it, and Li Yan smiled and said, "Let's go, let's enter the city!"

The two rode on a lion horse, merged into the crowd, and entered through the city gate in the middle of the south.

In the Sui Dynasty, this gate was called Jianguo Gate. In the Tang Dynasty, it was changed to Dingding Gate.

Wan'er exclaimed, "This street is so long!"

Li Yan said: "It's not bad, it's incomparable with Chang'an's Zhuque Street."

Wan'er was a little disappointed: "I haven't seen Suzaku Street much."

She grew up in Chang'an, so she should be very familiar with it, but unfortunately she has been locked up in the palace. After leaving the palace, she went to Tibet. After returning, she came to Luoyang non-stop, and she didn't even go through the Paradise Street.

Xiao Hei patted her head to comfort her, and Li Yan also said: "Today, I will go and have a good time with Master."

Wan'er became happy: "Okay! But let's meet up with Junior Brother first, he has been in Luoyang for many days, I don't know what's going on..."

Li Yan nodded, and the two sat on tall horses, browsed the scenery all the way, and went to the post house.

Now that the cold winter has passed, the flowers on both sides of the street are in full bloom, the trees are shady, the willows are pink and the willows are green, and the scenery is picturesque, even more beautiful than Chang'an.

Every square city is square and square, and the familiar urban pattern makes people feel very comfortable.

However, compared to Chang'an, which is completely axisymmetric, Luoyang is more like an irregular chessboard.

Luoshui, which runs across the city, is the Chu River and Han boundary on the chessboard, dividing the entire city into two unequal parts, the north and the south.

The south side of Luoshui is larger, with [-] fangshi, and the north side is slightly smaller, with only [-] fangshi. However, the imperial palace is also located there, and it is even more prosperous.

In addition to the Luoshui River running through Luoyang City, there are also rivers and canals interlaced between the squares and cities, extending in all directions, and the land and water transportation is convenient, which can be regarded as a line on a chessboard.

"If the north and south are completely symmetrical, and the Luoshui River is divided again, the city will be destroyed. It's a pity."

Li Yan thought about how pleasing the extremely regular chessboard city was all the way, and arrived at the post house.

After handing the fish amulet to the official of the post station and explaining his identity, Li Yan asked, "Is Prince Murong here?"

At this time, the little prince had already been conferred the title of Prince Tuyuhun. It seemed that he did not have the position of general as his three elder brothers, but this conferment was actually more conducive to returning to the country to take power.

Of course, let Murong Nuohebo and Princess Honghua who have just returned to China worry about the mess of Tuyuhun now, the little prince does not need to rush back to China.

So before the little prince volunteered to come to Luoyang to explore the way, Li Yan also agreed. At this time, the officials came in to report, and soon Xue Le came out to greet him: "General Li!"

Li Yan looked at the Tuyuhun warrior who was blind in one eye, and now he was appointed as the head of the bodyguard next to the little prince: "Fu'er has gone out?"

Xue Le said: "General Li, His Royal Highness has been in Nanshi and Beishi for the past few days and collected a lot of information."

Li Yandao: "Tell me about it."

Xue Le organized his words, but his face still couldn't hide the shock: "Nanshi has a lot of shops, more than [-], and all kinds of industries. They have everything and sell everything."

"Beishi is connected to the Cao Canal. When we went there for the first time, we saw many, many boats filling up the river, and we couldn't see the edge at all. It was so spectacular."

"There are a lot of Hu merchants there, and most of the hotels and restaurants live in Beishi. His Royal Highness is going to buy a hotel for General Li to live in. This post house is really not comfortable."

Li Yan smiled: "Fu'er has a heart."

The little prince is very rich. When his parents fled from the country, they took most of the wealth and treasures of the royal city with them. Over the years, they only spent a small part, and the rest could not be bought back home. He has bought a lot of little princes, and in terms of his worth alone, he is a real prince.

Of course, Li Yan also has hundreds of millions of property waiting to be inherited, and his cheap uncle also wants to buy Yixiangfeng, the largest restaurant in Dongshi City, and give it to him.

Just thinking of Xie's Chamber of Commerce, Li Yan asked, "Which city in the north and south is the big chamber of commerce in Luoyang City?"

Xue Le said, "Nanshi."

Li Yan nodded: "Okay then, let's go to Nanshi for a walk, and if Fu'er comes back, we'll say we've come to Luoyang."

Xue Le made a cross-hand salute: "Yes!"

Li Yan took Wan'er all the way to Nanshi.

Historically, during the Wu and Zhou Dynasties, the political center was completely transferred to Luoyang. Due to the particularly convenient transportation, Luoyang also had a Western Market.

But now it is mainly the two cities in the north and the south, with the same status as the two cities in Chang'an, the east and west, and they are all places that must be visited.

Wan'er was also very excited behind the scenes, with her little feet on tiptoe, while Xiao Hei used her paws to protect her so that she would not fall off.

Walking along the turbulent flow of people, a voice suddenly came from the side: "You are really spiritual when flying on grass, do you sell it?"

Li Yan turned his head, and saw that the person speaking was a man in his thirties, sitting on a green horse, guarded by a circle of servants.

This person wore a black gauze turban on his head, a hairpin made of silk was inserted in his hair, and he was wearing a long gown with a round neck and narrow sleeves woven from Shu brocade, and jade ornaments hung around his waist. , the temperament is quite single, mainly highlighting a rich person.

And on the horseback of the other party, there was also a lynx squatting, the whole body was red, with many black spots, and its thick and long claws were firmly on his shoulders, looking around vigilantly.

Wan'er thought he was asking the wrong person, she was stunned and said, "What is flying on the grass?"

The man was also taken aback: "Little lady, what you said is interesting. Isn't the one you raised just to fly on the grass? You bring it with you when you are hunting. It is much more alert than a hunting dog. It is as fast as flying, and it is also called flying on the grass. My head You're a bit stupid, always leaning hard on my shoulders, it hurts..."

This title was originally a compliment, but to Li Yan's ears, there was a third-rate character in the world of martial arts, and he was inexplicably speechless.

Wan'er wondered: "Xiao Hei, can you still fly on the grass?"

Xiao Hei was also a little dazed, it had been sniffing the murderer as a pillow, and had never hunted prey before, so it shook its paw, indicating that it didn't know.

The man was greatly moved when he saw it: "It can still communicate with the master? It just understood what the little lady said, right? This gentleman, how about selling it to me for a thousand gold?"

One thousand gold corresponds to the later generations, that is, twelve million. Buying a cat is an exaggeration.

Of course, the lynx is a pet of the nobles, and it is not uncommon for the nobles to spend a lot of money. A pet with such a psychic ability, a thousand gold seems to be nothing.

Li Yan wasn't used to this kind of behavior, but he didn't say anything, shook his head, and continued walking.

The man didn't give up: "You say a number, how much can you give me?"

Li Yan said directly: "I'm not short of money. I raised this leopard cat since I was a child, so it's impossible to sell it."

The man looked at Li Yan's clothes and demeanor, and then looked at the lion horse under his crotch, which was also a horse he had never seen before.

He knew in his heart that the money alone would not be able to achieve his goal, he sighed just now, and gasped again: "Hiss!"

His shoulder hurt, he looked at his stupid lynx, and he was so angry that he chased after him eagerly: "My lord, can you tell me where you bought this lynx? "

Li Yan said casually: "I raised this one in Liangzhou. It should be called Leopard Cat. Don't use that kind of nickname."

The man wondered: "Okay, but my grass fly is also bought from Liangzhou, why is it so different from your grass fly?"

Li Yan: "..."

Can you stop mentioning that nickname, I won't be able to look directly at my cat in the future.

He didn't pay any attention to it, and lightly clamped the horse's belly, Lion Cong immediately moved forward and squeezed out a way.

The other party still didn't give up, and chased after him from afar, looking at Xiao Hei frequently, his love was beyond words, and he ordered the servants on the left and right: "Go to Beishi to find the most powerful leopard slave, just fly on this grass, and give me If you train someone who is exactly the same, I will reward you heavily when you succeed!"

Li Yan and Wan'er wandered around Nanshi on their own.

Along the way, you can see all kinds of shops, jewelry store, book store, bran (fū) store, foreign slave market, and Kunlun slaves posing in front of the door.

Li Yan is concerned about the number of caravans and high rollers.

According to Xue Le, there are more than [-] shops in Nanshi, which is more than Chang'an's East and West cities.

Not surprisingly, the geographical conditions for doing business in Luoyang are indeed better than those in Chang'an, especially there are many wealthy businessmen from Jiangnan and Shandong, and they all like to do business here.

As for the headquarters of the chamber of commerce, I saw it soon.

Dou's Chamber of Commerce has been reduced to history, Xiao's Chamber of Commerce and Xie's Chamber of Commerce are still side by side, and their facades are much more grand than Chang'an. Obviously, the supply of water transportation in the south of the Yangtze River makes them truly have the momentum of a large chamber of commerce.

But the limelight was still snatched by a huge chamber of commerce headquarters in the center.

Seeing Li Yan sizing up, Cao Shangfei's proud voice came from behind: "That's my Gong family's Luoyang No. [-] Chamber of Commerce. How is it? Isn't it very majestic?"

Li Yan raised his brows when he heard the words, finally turned his head and said with a smile: "It turns out that he is the husband of the Gong family, what a fate!"

(End of this chapter)